Decision 71/7

After informal discussions in the margins of the meeting, the Executive Committee decided:

1. To note:
   1. The progress report on the implementation of the methyl bromide (MB) phase‑out project in Guatemala submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Guatemala, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/71/6/Add.1;
   2. With concern the deviation of the MB consumption from the 2012 target established in the agreed conditions for the phase-out of MB in Guatemala and the potential deviation in consumption for the years 2013 and 2014;
   3. That the Government of Guatemala agreed to return US $265,300 to the Multilateral Fund from the funds approved in accordance with the agreed conditions made at the 59^th meeting, consisting of US $210,000, plus agency support costs of US $15,750 for UNIDO, and US $35,000, plus agency support costs of US $4,550 for UNEP, by the 72^nd meeting;
   4. That the Government of Guatemala had established an enforceable licensing system allowing for the control of all ozone-depleting substances, including controlled uses of MB, and had committed to phasing out all controlled uses of MB completely by 1 January 2015 instead of 1 January 2013; and
2. To request UNIDO and UNEP to submit:
   1. A progress report to the 73^rd meeting on the ban on the import of controlled uses of MB as of 1 January 2015 and the actions undertaken to ascertain the long-term sustainability of the alternative technologies; and
   2. The project completion report no later than the last meeting of the Executive Committee in 2015.